This list of crimes was compiled from censored police reports and written by Lydia Sprague.
Pickpocket
Police responded to the 100 block of Denny Way after a woman chased down a man who tried to steal her wallet at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 16.
The woman said that she was shopping at a store in the area when it happened. She was in line at the checkstand, waiting to pay, behind a man who was asking the employee about balloons.
The man then turned as if he were leaving, reached into the victim’s purse and grabbed her wallet. The man then ran from the store, followed by the victim, who yelled for him to stop.
The suspect ran northbound on Warren Avenue North, where a passerby attempted to stop him. The suspect threw the wallet on the ground and continued running north on Warren Avenue.
The victim picked up her wallet and said that nothing appeared to be missing except possibly some cash. The victim was unsure how much cash she had in the wallet so could not say for certain if any was missing.
Pot bust
On Nov. 19 at 4 a.m., police were dispatched to a business in the 300 block of West Republican Street in response to an audible commercial alarm. Responding officers found the front door to the business standing open. A building search was conducted, and no one was found inside.
The building appeared to have been ransacked, as there were various items scattered about on the floor. The front door had been kicked at least once; there was a footprint on it, parallel to the deadbolt. The deadbolt may have been pried, but there were no definitive pry marks on the doorjamb or door.
The burglar took some drug paraphernalia, boxes of chocolate bars and the cash register, which was empty.
The business owner arrived and looked at the surveillance system but found it hadn’t been recording.
Police conducted a fingerprint search but found none.
Mail theft
On Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m., police responded to a burglary at a building in the 200 block of West Lee Street. The building manager said he noticed that the mailboxes were damaged.
It appears somebody used a screwdriver or similar tool to open them.
The manager didn’t know if anything was taken from the mailboxes but told police he’d send an email to all the tenants to tell them about the burglary.
There are no signs of forced entry or damage to the main door, which residents access by key or an individual code.
Kicked-in front door
A woman in the 3700 block of 27th Place West called 911 on Nov. 11 at 10:44 a.m., after waking up to find her door had been kicked in.
The dead bolt was forced out through the wood. The interior door casing was forced off and was found lying on the floor.
When the victim discovered the damage, the door was closed and the bottom lock was still in its latch plate and corresponding doorframe hole. Police determined this indicates the burglar either did not get in, or he entered and closed the door behind him when he left.
The victim said nothing was missing or disturbed in the apartment.
Police spoke with the apartment manager, who said that it was possibly an intoxicated resident who got confused and thought he had been locked out of his own apartment; when he realized he had the wrong apartment, he closed the door and left.
Neither the victim nor her neighbors said they heard anything.
Ransacked house
On Nov. 9 at 3:45 p.m., a couple left their home in the 2100 block of 34th Avenue West. When they got home at 8:20 p.m., they found the house had been burglarized, so they called 911.
When police arrived, they determined entry was made through the back door. The window in the door had been broken, allowing the burglar to reach through and unlock the deadbolt.
The burglar appeared to have spent time searching through the whole house. Two laptop computers and their power cables were taken from the kitchen. Two tablet computers were taken from a bedroom, along with some iPhone power cables.
Jewelry was taken from a bedroom, including a gold chain and a women’s wedding ring.
The basement of the home was also searched, and a third laptop was taken from there.
Police conducted a fingerprint search and lifted seven print cards. Prints were found near the back door and on items moved in a bedroom.
Art heist
The resident of a condominium in the 2500 block of 14th Avenue West called 911 on Nov. 18 to report a possible burglary. She said that between 9 p.m. the previous evening and 11:30 a.m. that morning, six pieces of art disappeared from the building’s hallways.
Stolen were a cork/dry-erase board, a large decorative clock, a large print and three small art prints.
There were no signs of forced entry, no damage was done and there are no witnesses.